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Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues

Nov 01, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -12% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "According to Planned Parenthood, parental consent is needed for any form of gender-affirming care given to minors, including puberty blockers or hormone therapy.
35% : Trump has often depicted hypothetical or unfounded scenarios about children getting an "operation" at school without parental permission while on the campaign trail.
30% : Trump has additionally vowed to "keep men out of women's sports" in many of his stump speeches, making it a key issue in his campaign.LGBTQ advocates say claims that trans women are "taking over" women's sports are misleading -- with sports advocacy group Athlete Ally estimating to CNN that trans women make up less than 40 athletes of the 500,000 in the NCAA.
28% : But other volleyball players were hurt," Trump said.
27% : Trump then referenced a San Jose State women's volleyball game against New Mexico, falsely claiming a trans athlete on San Jose State's team -- as he repeatedly misgendered her -- injured other female players with the ball.
20% : In a podcast with former professional wrestler The Undertaker, or Mark William Calaway, Trump also pushed false claims about the controversial Olympic boxing match between Italian boxer Angela Carini and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.
15% : "The Harris campaign, however, hit back against recent criticism from Trump, noting that the Bureau of Prisons under the Trump administration had a policy in place to allow incarcerated transgender people to receive gender-affirming medical care if it's required based on an individual assessment of needs.

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